The Phillies have signed 33-year old lefty reliever Raul Valdes to a minor league contract. Valdes pitched in 13 games (0 starts) for the Cardinals & Yankees last year and he was 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. He has now pitched in 51 games (1 start) in his first two years in the majors and he is 3-4 with 1 save, a 4.58 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP. The Phillies will give Valdes a shot next spring to win the job of being the Phillies’ #2 lefty in the bullpen behind Antonio Bastardo.